Category: Batman

DAY OF THE DALEKS Forge Mill Museum SUNDAY August 3RD

7/31/2014

If my Weekend wasn't busy enough on Sunday 3rd of August I will be a guest of Forge Mill Museum for their Day of the Daleks.
This Kick starts their Robots, Cyborgs & Androids Exhibition. On the day The Charity Dalek Squad are invading the museum

I will be there to hang out, chat, sketch & generally to have a good time. You will also be able to purchase merchandise from me if you so desire. So if you fancy something a bit different, make sure you come down & check it out!

- Audience with the Daleks
- X-terminate Factor show
- Costumed characters from the TV series
- 'Who's Company' present their stage play
- Sci-fi merchandise
- Meet comic book artist Lee Bradley (see his website)
- Visit the Robots, Cyborgs and Androids exhibition
- Face painting and balloon modelling

London Film & ComicCon AFTERMATH

7/11/2013

Finally I am getting chance to do a Quick post about last weekends Film & Comic Con, otherwise known as The London Film & Comic Con! See what I did there? I gave the location and made it sound all spiffy in one go!

Ain't I Amazing.

There was a Special Preview Opening on the Friday Evening this time, 9-6 which I am glad I went to. Not only did it enable me to be prepared & ready for the weekend, but it meant I got the chance to start sketching early.

Boy did I need it! I ended up sketching all Friday evening, then had to carry on with the orders until 2.00am in the early morning! 4 hours later I was back up & getting ready for the Saturday morning start.

I hoped to pick up a morning breakfast in the Green Room, unfortunately there was no food at that time, so I just had an early morning Hot Chocolate alongside David Prowse. That's (Darth Vader) for the uninitiated.

Danny Glover, Jason Momoa, David Hasselhoff, the Green Room was full of famous faces, the only thing I had time to do though was fill my face full of chicken & get straight back to my table. No rest, chatting, or chilling out for us Artist types you know!

Not only did I reach burnout by the end of the Saturday, but I also ended up sketching until 2.00am again. Hey I'm a Professional, that's what we do!

All in All it was a fabulous show. Exhausting but Fab & I got everyone's sketches finished too!

Until Next Time!

BATMAN VS The PUNISHER Battle Sketch. I think BATMAN Knows who will Win.

ULTRA MAGNUS - HOT ROD - BUMBLEBEE Triple Transformer Request

JULY CONVENTION TRILOGY!

6/25/2013

That's right folks, with JULY almost upon us, you will find me at a trilogy of shows over consecutive weekends!

First Up is the Big One, The London Film & Comic Con from Friday the 5th July to the 7th.
Last Year I only intended to be there on the Saturday, but it was so good I travelled all the way back to London to be there on the Sunday too!
This time You will find me there all weekend, so drop by & make sure you say Hi!

The Next weekend I will be in Exeter on Sunday 12th July for UNITY which is a family centric fun day for adults and children alike. This includes the involvement of the Southern troopers, a Star Wars sci-fi costuming group, an array of Star Wars costumers who help raise money for charity, Exewing Fund raisers and their UNIT boot camp, a bouncy castle, face painting for the kids, & adults alike if you want! Plus Much more!

This is to support the Exeter Leukaemia Fund (ELF), for more information, to donate or to support the charity yourself check here:
www.elfcharity.org.uk/

The Weekend after I will be in Manchester for The MCM Manchester Comic Con! Taking place on Saturday the 20th July, this one day show was the busiest 1 Day Event I went to Last Year. From the scale of the way the attendance figures of these shows have been shooting up, I expect this to Eclipse last years show and then some!

Hope to See you there!

Unfortunately due to the volume of work I currently have on, I currently will not be taking Pre-Orders for these shows, So You will have to come and find me!
Remember 1st come 1st serve!

LONDON FILM & COMIC CON PRE-ORDERS NOW OPEN!

6/3/2013

With the Next Show on it's
way. I am now taking
Pre-Orders for sketches the
LONDON Film & ComicCon.

Why Pre-Order?

Well, I can only produce so many Sketches at a show & it will be 1st come - 1st serve. Once the list is full -
IT'S FULL.

However if you want to Guarantee a Piece of Artwork for collection at the show, with all my tools at my disposal, Order Now!

To place an order simply go to the commissions section of this website & click on the sketch of your choice & let me know when ordering which characters you want, then the order is complete!

There is also an option for a £20 Pre-Order sketch on the remaining Avengers & Iron Man Sketch Paper.
Simply check the Commissions section for details.

All orders come with a Free AVENGERS & IRON MAN Print!

For details on the show go here: www.londonfilmandcomiccon.com
where you will find me at the top of the Artists & Writers section.

MCM LONDON COMIC CON REVIEW

5/29/2013

I can draw Prime and Megatron in my sleep. Though I honesty I always still enjoy drawing both. Spiderman verses Michelangelo was one of the more unusual requests, but also a lot of fun to do. This along with Harley Quinn verses Optimus Prime was one of my favorites.

(Yes that's right, Harley Quinn vs Optimus Prime!)

Unfortunately my camera decided to quit on me. Many of the pictures came out blurred and many others decided not to work at all. Time for new equipment I think, it has served me well over it's time, bless it.

The thing I really like about these shows are the people I meet. Everyone is friendly and everyone does there best to go out of there way to be nice to each other. All those on the outside that make disparaging remarks about these sort of shows or the people that attend, shame on them, the people with bad attitudes ruin things for themselves. That is probably why they are so bitter.

I got to say I enjoyed the hell out of this show, even if it has taken the last two days to recover from it!

There was several cool things from this weekend for me, doing a Spiderman as Sherlock Sketch Cover, which Dan Slott the writer of Spiderman re-tweeted:

All in all what a great show and what great people. Although I came away exhausted at the end of it, Ive also come away reinvigorated from the fantastic feedback and responses from con goers and fans alike.

While people enjoy the work and gain pleasure from it, who am I to deprive them. It would be Criminal!

Here's a few of the happy folks I sketched for, apologies to those not on here, I will make sure I have a fully working Camera with me next time!

MCM London Comic Con. Every time I think a show has reached a new limit, out comes another show and pulls the rug from under my perceptions. I arrived early on Friday for set-up and I am glad I did. The pressure of Setting up and interacting with the public on a Saturday morning whilst also trying to sketch is something best avoided. Making Friday the best time to be prepared for the weekend ahead.

My what a weekend, I've seen busy before and this was something else. I did this same show at the same time last year, but this had to be a new record. A few people told me they had been queuing from 11.00 until 2.00 just to get in the main hall, & I gotta say that is dedication!

The nice thing about doing these shows is the complete mix of requests I receive. It makes it challenging, but it also pushes me out of my comfort zone. I gotta say this time I felt I took the sketches to a new level. I spent a bit more time on each, but felt it was well worth it overall.

I had a lot of fun, due to the challenging requets!

Also getting a Gift of a Wolverine Sketch from Callum Crabb aged 6, whilst wearing his Spiderman Outfit. He has one of my sketches above his desk, keep up the good work Callum!

Added to that a lovely message from Andrew Fernandes on my Facebook wall:

Lee Bradley was such a complete and utter gent when meeting him at Comic con London. Such a talented artist that I admire and respect! Lee was so approachable and encouraging with the work I had to show - his feedback and advice really left me inspired. I'm going to work much harder at making my dream a reality!
Check out this amazing piece of art he drew for me! Optimus Prime! — with Lee Bradley.

MCM LONDON EXPO PRE-ORDERS!

5/14/2013

With the MCM London Comiccon
swiftly descending upon us, I am opening my Pre-Sketch list.

To place an order simply go to the commissions section of this website & click on the sketch of your choice.

When ordering just fill in the details of the characters you want, then the order is complete!

There is also an option for a £20 Pre-Order sketch on the remaining Avengers & Iron Man Sketch Paper.
Simply check the Commissions section for details.

All orders come with a Free AVENGERS & IRON MAN Print!

BRISTOL COMIC EXPO

5/13/2013

Okay so I was back from this years Bristol Comic Expo. The 1st show I ever went to as a fan and eventually as an industry insider.

So what do I think? I thought it was great. It was definatley busier than last time, and although I did not hang around for the Sunday last year. This year there were decent numbers on this day, which is a one of the difficult things for any 2 day show.

The Saturday started with being asked to draw a Slag. A Dinobot Slag that is, after all this was a comiccon! From there the requests came thick and fast & a nice mix they were too. Optimus Prime, Game of Thrones, Loki, Hellcat, Wolverine, Deadpool, Quentin Quire, a nice mix indeed.

There of course was a tricky one, there always is. Iron Man, Full Colour, but within his latest movie garb. Now Iron Man's not a problem but have you seen the level of tech on his new armour?

Yep Tricky.

It worked out just fine though.

Normally at a show I would be locked behind the table for the full weekend. This time however I was asked to join a panel on Nostalgia in Comics and quite interesting it was too. I was joined with my good pal's John-Paul Bove & Liam Shalloo for the talk. We had a few laughs and all found it far deeper than we expected. The last contributer made the greatest observation. Wether Nostalgia will actually disapear. As with this internet age, nothing truley disapears and everything is accessable. So we never really have time to miss or remaniss about anything anymore. As it is always there, readily available.

Overall this was a good show. Not as busy or as intense as the larger shows. But it did have a nice feel to it. People had time to chat, get sketches, and have a browse around, without being overwhelmed. I like the direction it is heading and personally think they did a great job.

Long live Bristol Expo!

Dave asked for a Slag, he look's happy enough.

COMIC LEGEND in GERMANY

5/8/2013

Last week I was invited over to Germany to promote the release of Iron Man 3. It was a special 2 Film Event starting with The Avengers leading into it's direct follow up featuring ol' Shell-Head himself. Although Originally I was supposed watch Both Films & sketch Before, After & during the Interval. As per usual it turned into a Sketchathon until the end of the event.

Quick lucky really as it turned out both films were playing in German with no subtitles. Would have been an interesting experience, but I may have dodged a Bullet there. :D
I can say upon viewing IRON MAN 3 in good old Blighty, it's a Blast!

I had a great experience at the show and everyone was extremely friendly, despite the language barrier. Big thanks to Stephan Prietzel for acting as my German agent on that one. It was quite interesting to see the difference in the sketch requests at an overseas event compared to a UK one. Gone was the usual IronMan, Batman, Hulk etc.. here the majority of people wanted themselves as superheroes. Which was quite fun to do.

I got the odd unusual request such as a full colour Wolverine chilling on a beach while the Silver Surfer rides waves.

Translation:
Comic Legend at the "SpreeCinema"

Hey I don't write this stuff so don't blame me.

One of the nice things about an Event like this is the Experience. Although I had a Hotel Room booked, turns out I didn't need it. After the Organizers took us out for a slap up meal. Rump Steak mmmm... & don't forget drinks. We headed back to the Cinema around one in the morning. Pitch Black Outside, up come the shutters & in we go. Cinema Lock-In! Out comes the Whiskey, helpings of pop-corn & whatever I want from behind the counter.

As well as looking around the Cinema of a night & having a nose around the projection rooms, we chatted & swapped stories over Whiskey & Ice Cream until six in the morning. Great memories and it makes me realize how lucky I am as I get the chance to do things that most people will never get to do.

Then it was time for my flight!

Spree Cinema, be seeing you soon!

WALES COMICCON PRE-SKETCH LIST OPEN!

4/3/2013

My Next Upcoming Show is the Wales Comic Con.
I am taking on Pre-Orders
for Sketches at the show.

Why Pre-Order?

Well, I can only produce so many Sketches at a one day show & it will be 1st come - 1st serve.
Once the list is full -
IT'S FULL.

However if you want to Guarantee a Piece of Artwork for collection at the show, with all my tools at my disposal, Order Now!

Please go to the COMMISSIONS Section of this website (Page Link Above) to place your order!

Artwork can be produced on a Variety of Colour Backgrounds & Any Characters can be used in Battle Sketches.

Please Note:
As with the Show List on the day, I can only take on So Many Orders before the show to fit in with my workload.
1st come, 1st serve.

WALES COMIC CON

3/29/2013

I am pleased to say I will be a guest at this years Wales Comic Con. This will be my 1st time at the show & I have heard good things so I am looking forward to the event.

They have a fantastic Guest List with Sophie Turner from (Game of Thrones) Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings) Nicholas Brendon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The entire Red Dwarf Cast, Warwick Davis, Carlos Bernard from (24 & Dallas), Robert Picardo (Star Trek Voyager, Stargate & Supernatural). Members of the Hobbit, Adam Brown & Jed Brophy.

Andrew-Lee Potts (Primeval) Hannah Sperritt (Primeval & SCLUB7), Wrestling legands, Mick Foley, Goldust, Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase, Tommy Dreamer....

& The list goes on, from Star Wars to Star Trek, Merlin to Aliens, & Comic Guests Galore!

My Pre-show sketch list will be opening soon, so keep your eyes open, Limited Spaces as I have limited time!

For more info about the show & who else is attending simply click the poster opposite!

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